Property tax debates often feel local, but the argument unfolding in Wyoming echoes far beyond its borders—including here in North Dakota. A Wyoming commentary warns that eliminating residential property taxes might sound like relief, but could instead invite outside investors to buy[...]
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For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions.
Access to mental health care has expanded in the U.S. since the Affordable Care Act, but with it has come a sharp rise in for-profit companies running psychiatric hospitals. Today, they control nearly half of all inpatient beds. ProPublica’s investigation finds troubling[...]
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Private Equity Hospitals Draw Criticism Amid Rising Evidence of Patient Harm
A growing body of research reveals that hospitals owned or operated by private equity firms are showing worrying trends such as increased medical complications, declines in patient satisfaction, and elevated mortality rates, according to a new report. “Private equity seems to really[...]
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Private equity snaps up disability services, challenging state regulators
When care becomes a business, and that business answers to investors, the people depending on it can suffer the most. Across the country, private equity firms are buying up disability service providers—group homes, day programs, in-home care—and trimming costs in ways that[...]